May
23
Luke Skywalker's pants auctioned off for $36,100
May 23, 2013 | 1 Comment
The white, "cotton drill" Levi Strauss & Co. pants Mark Hamill wore in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope were auctioned off by Nate D. Sanders Fine Autographs & Memorabilia this week for $36,100. Although Nate D. Sanders himself originally estimated they would fetch between $70,000 to $100,000, they brought in approximately half of the lower end [...]
May
23
Ryan Gosling's new film booed at Cannes
May 23, 2013 | 13 Comments
Ryan Gosling teamed up with Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn once again for the new movie Only God Forgives – but when it screened at the Cannes Film Festival this week, the audience, which was made up mostly of critics, booed. The film includes extremely gruesome and violent scenes of torture, dismemberment and violation that disturbed audiences, [...]
May
22
Chris Wedge Interview - Epic Director
May 22, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Featuring the voices of Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Christoph Waltz, Beyoncé Knowles, Pitbull, Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler, Aziz Ansari and Chris O'Dowd, Epic opens in 3D on May 24, 2013. Colin Farrell voices Ronin, the leader of the Leafmen – two-inch tall humanoid creatures with grasshopper-like jumping abilities who fly around saddled on the back of hummingbirds. Hutcherson lends his voice to Nod, a young recruit with [...]
May
21
Star Trek Into Darkness rules box office weekend
May 21, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Star Trek Into Darkness conquered the box office this weekend with an estimated $70.2 million at the North American box office, falling slightly short of the expected $100 million and earning less than the first Star Trek movie did four years ago, which took in $75 million on its debut weekend. The sequel received a [...]
May
17
Emma Watson in no rush to become a woman
May 17, 2013 | Leave a Comment
We've seen Emma Watson grow through her character, Hermione Granger, in the Harry Potter series. However, Emma was never in a big rush to become a woman. In an exclusive interview with People, she said, “I’ve never wanted to grow up too fast. I wanted to wear a sports bra until I was 22!” She added, “The allure [...]
May
16
Chris Pine to join 'Into the Woods' cast
May 16, 2013 | 2 Comments
Just finishing up his role as Kirk in Star Trek Into Darkness, Chris Pine is getting ready to play an obnoxious prince – one that sings actually. Chris and Jake Gyllenhaal are in the early stages of negotiations to be cast in Rob Marshall’s adaptation of the musical ‘Into the Woods.’ The fairy tale story is about [...]
May
13
New Star Wars movie to film in England
May 13, 2013 | Leave a Comment
The new Star Wars movies will be partially filmed in England. When Disney Pictures purchased George Lucas’s Lucasfilm company in October 2012 for $4.05 billion, they announced the production of three new Star Wars films. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy expressed her excitement on returning the film to its roots in a statement, saying, “We’ve devoted serious [...]
May
13
Iron Man 3 beats The Great Gatsby at box office
May 13, 2013 | 1 Comment
The Great Gatsby failed to knock Iron Man 3 out of the top spot at the box office this weekend despite a valiant effort. Iron Man 3 added an estimated $72.5 million to Disney's ever-expanding coffers, bringing its North American total to $284.9 million and its worldwide tally to an astounding $949 million. The superhero movie [...]
May
10
The Daily Mail reports that producer Bob Balaban wants to make a new film version of Rodgers & Hammerstein's WWII musical South Pacific and has offered Oz The Great and Powerful star Michelle Williams the lead female role. Balaban wants Williams to play Nellie Forbush, a nurse who falls in love with Emile De Becque, a Frenchman [...]
May
10
Joe Wright favorite to direct Fifty Shades of Grey
May 10, 2013 | 1 Comment
Director Joe Wright is reportedly deemed top choice to direct Fifty Shades of Grey, as the hunt for the perfect cast and crew continues. Other directors, including Patty Jenkins, Bill Condon, and Bennet Miller, have been considered and Gus Van Sant has even shot a test sex scene with actor Alex Pettyfer, hoping to secure [...]

